Bengaluru: A 23-year-old woman from Mumbai was arrested for creating a ruckus at a five-star hotel on Palace Road in Bengaluru and later allegedly assaulting women police officers at the station. The accused, identified as Taniya Dhila, had travelled to the city to attend an event at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre.According to sub-inspector Lakshmi’s…
Chennai: Engineering degrees obtained from deemed-to-be universities during a period without AICTE approval are not valid, the Madras high court said. Approval is mandatory for technical courses, and benefits based on unapproved degrees cannot be sustained, the court added.A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice K Surender passed the order on a…
Hyderabad: In a major development concerning 891.38 acres of land handed over to Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (IDPL), a central public sector undertaking, Telangana high court has ordered an interim suspension of a 2008 order that previously blocked the state govt from taking back the property. According to sources, the market value of the…
The Ghatwas primary school is one dilapidated room where students come to study in batches Classes inside a cattle shed at the Kubda Bas school The local chaupal doubles as classroom for the Mali Bas school The Ghatwas primary school is one dilapidated room where students come to study in batches Classes inside a cattle…
Kolkata/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner (Special Branch) Shantanu Sinha Biswas to prevent him from leaving the country after he failed to join a money laundering probe on five occassions.The investigation pertains to an alleged criminal syndicate linked to Sona Pappu, officials said.The…
Noida: Supreme Court recently asked a three-judge committee of Allahabad high court to take up for consideration the issue of repeated work abstentions by the Gautam Budh Nagar Bar Association over the past four months.The apex court made the observation while hearing a petition filed by Virendra Singh, who raised concern about disruptions in regular…
Varanasi: Taking immediate cognizance of a viral video on social media, Mubarakpur police in Azamgarh district on Tuesday arrested five persons for performing stunts, and endangering public safety by obstructing traffic on the Purvanchal Expressway.The vehicle used in the incident has also been seized under Section 207 of the MV Act and legal proceedings have…
Ahmedabad: Five persons moved the Gujarat high court seeking action against nine police officers in Vadodara for alleged custodial torture, parading them in full public view, and thereby committing contempt of court by violating the Supreme Court’s order.The petition was filed by Sufiyan Mansuri, Shanawaz Kureshi, Junaid Sindhi, Anas Kureshi and Sadeka Sindhi. The group…
Jalandhar: A blast took place in a scooter parked just outside the BSF Punjab Frontiers headquarters in Jalandhar around 8pm on Tuesday, injuring the vehicle’s owner.The nature of the blast was not yet clear and police were questioning the injured youth, Gurpreet Singh, who works with a courier firm. His father Kashmir Singh, who retired…
Pune: The Pimpri police on Monday arrested three eatery workers in Pimpri on the charge of attempting to kill a customer following arguments over serving food earlier in the day.A resident (30) of Ajmera Colony in Pimpri has lodged a complaint with the Pimpri police.The arrested suspects were identified as Abbas Shaikh (30) and Mohammed…
